I've seen retail prices at $125 to $215 for half bottles, and $220 to $435 for full size bottles. Those are full retail prices (and the top prices are totally outrageous and unrealistic), but you will never get those prices if you tried to sell them yourself. You might get about $50 for a half bottle or about $85 for a full size bottle. Of course, that's only if you can prove these wines were kept in impeccable storage. Otherwise, cut the prices in half.

You got it, WW. I know what we pay our distributors for the wine that comes into our shop and I know the retail prices. Depending on the wine, distributor, market conditiond, etc., there can be a huge variance (can you say great margins!).

I have to move and am cleaning out the closet in the second bedroom. I found a box of 5 bottles of 1975 Chateau d'Yquem. They've been there for almost 20 years. No special arrangement was made for their storage, but the temperature is cool and doesn't vary much. If they are worth anything, how do I unload them? I live in Berkeley.

Hi Peaslee and welcome to the board. An absolutely great vintage but questionable storage. pristine bottles are RETAILING for 550-650. Kinda hard to hurt those delicious stickies. Would put them up for bidding on winebid.com. Good luck. WW

"Recommend you contact author Jay McInerney ("Bacchus & Me: Adventures in the Wine Celler)at his publisher, Vintage Books. He says it is only wine his wife will drink.
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Cute. These bottles were bought by my ex-wife who left in 1985. I didn't know that they were still with me until I started moving out of my current residence. I don't care for the wine myself.

Thanks to everyone for the help. I'll report back later after I have sold them.